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Recalculating the value of outsourcing

Author: James Illman

Publication: Local Government Chronicle

Date: 17 November 2008

Commentary on the drive for efficiency savings across local government, includes the extension of HMRC’s contract with Capgemini.

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Capgemini shoots for the cloud

Author: Phil Muncaster

Publication: vnunet

Date: 17 November 2008

New partnership with Amazon will make cloud computing more accessible for enterprises.

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Capgemini eyes growth in challenging 2009

Author: Dominique Vidalon

Publication: Reuters

Date: 13 November 2008

Capgemini confirms its objectives for 2008 and is confident on 2009 sales growth.

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West Sussex Council signs Capgemini to support change programme

Publication: Computing

Author: Bryan Glick

Date: 29 October 2008

Capgemini will be supporting West Sussex County Council in the next phase of its business transformation programme.

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Helping the planet is a black and white issue

Author: John Duncanson, Managing Director, Capgemini Scotland

Publication: The Scotsman

Date: 15 August 2008

This evening in Edinburgh, Capgemini is hosting what will be Scotland's first ever carbon neutral ball to focus attention on the urgent need for environmental change and raise funds for The Prince's Trust.

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Police challenge to put wind in charity's sails

Author: Kirsten Beacock

Publication: Peterborough Today

Date: 7 August 2008

The Capgemini Sailing Challenge will mark the 20th anniversary of the crimebusting charity Crimestoppers

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Police top brass will set sail in challenge

Author: Lizzie Yates

Publication: Shropshire Star

Date: 7 August 2008

The Capgemini Sailing Challenge will see 20 police teams put their talents to the test

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Dorset targets £8.6m annual savings in IT overhaul

Publication: CIO.co.uk

Author: Leo King

Date: 5 August 2008

Capgemini UK has been selected by Dorset County Council to overhaul its IT system.

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Dorset County Council selects Capgemini's ERP system

Publication: CBR Online

Author: Bhavana Navuluri

Date: 5 August 2008

Matt Howell, Head of Public Sector Technology, Capgemini UK and Barrie Graham Business Development Director for Local Government, Capgemini UK comment on how a new IT system will help Dorset County Council.

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Dorset looks to save millions with SAP tech

Author: Ash Dosanjh

Publication: IT Pro

Date: 4 August 2008

Capgemini has been selected to help Dorset County Council save millions with a new IT systems.

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IT upgrade targets £8.6m annual savings

Publication: Computing

Author: Janie Davis

Date: 4 Aug 2008

Dorset County Council has selected Capgemini to implement a new system to provide better value and improved customer focus.

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Capgemini H1 profits up, more optimistic on 2008

Author: Dominique Vidalon

Publication: Reuters

Date: 31 July 2008

Capgemini raised its 2008 revenue growth goal after reporting a forecast-beating 23.4% in its first-half operating profit

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Development agency saves £1 million with HR IT

Author: Miya Knights

Publication: IT Pro

Date: 17 July 2008

Neil MacLean, Vice President and Head of Consulting, Capgemini Scotland comments on the launch of a new HR transformation programme for the Department for International Development (DFID).

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Up to speed

Author: David Ketchin, Capgemini

Publication: Accountancy magazine

Date: 01 July 2008

David Ketchin, Vice President, Finance and Employee Transformation, Capgemini Consulting, looks at how CFOs can learn from major business transformations

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MoD to save £35m with online travel service

Publication: Silicon.com

Author: Julian Goldsmith

Date: 19 June 2008

Capgemini has delivered a online travel service expected to save £35m per year for the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

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MOD looks to cut £300m travel costs

Author: Ambrose McNevin

Publication: Computing

Date: 18 June 2008

The Ministry of Defence is to launch an online travel booking system for service personnel with the aim of cutting costs by £35m per year. Hogg Robinson helped develop the travel service component and Capgemini rolled the system out.

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Online travel service for British forces launched

Publication: IT Pro

Author: Danielle Nordine

Date: 18 June 2008

Dr.Cliff Evans, Vice President for Defence Sector, Capgemini discusses the launch of 'Defence Travel', a new travel booking system for Ministry of Defence personnel.

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CIOs need to talk

Author: Nick Booth

Publication: CIO

Date: 28 May 2008

CIOs that don't communicate and promote themselves might end up being undervalued by leaders. Andy Mulholland, Global CTO, Capgemini, is interviewed by Nick Booth.

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Long and winding road to Croydon Council

Publication: The Times

Author: Diana Bentley

Date: 19 May 2008

Kevin Tomlinson, Head of Outsourcing UK, Capgemini says public sector projects provide more certainty during the selection process. Capgemini client Croydon Council is featured as a case study.

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Capgemini Q1 results remain on track

Publication: Ovum

Author: John O'Brien

Date: 8 May 2008

Ovum comments on Capgemini's

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Croydon Council inks £83m outsourcing deal

Publication: Computing

Author: Martin Courtney

Date: 24 April 2008:

Capgemini has announced the extension of an IT contract with Croydon Council for a further five years.

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Croydon extends Capgemini contract with £83 million

Publication: IT Pro

Author: Ash Dosanjh

Date: 24 April 2008

Lee Hatt, Business Development Manager, Capgemini believes the extension of the contract with Croydon Council is due to good teamwork and collaboration.

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Croydon Council extends Capgemini IT contract

Publication: Computer Weekly

Author: Antony Savvas

Date: 23 April 2008

Capgemini has extended its current IT contract with Croydon Council for another five years until 2013.

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Croydon signs £83m Capgemini contract extension

Publication: CIO

Author: Leo King

Date: 23 April 2008

Croydon Council has agreed a new five year extension with Capgemini for support and management of its IT and Telecoms infrastructure.

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Croydon inks £83m deal with Capgemini

Publication: Silicon.com

Author: Andy McCue

Date: 23 April 2008

Capgemini has signed a new deal with Croydon Council for a further five-years in a deal worth an estimated £83m.

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Croydon extends PFI deal

Publication: Outsource Magazine

Author: Staff

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Lee Hatt, Business Development Manager, Capgemini believes the strength of the relationship between Croydon and Capgemini has made the deal one of the longest running Private Finance Initiative contract.

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Failure to exploit data loses UK economy £67bn a year

Author: Adrie van der Luijt

Publication: Director of Finance

Date: 4 March 2008

Ramesh Harji, Head of Information Exploitation, Capgemini UK discusses the annual costs associated with frustrated decision making across UK businesses and public sector organisations.

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Poor information management costs millions a year

Author: Nicole Kobie

Publication: IT Pro

Date: 4 March 2008

Ramesh Harji, Head of Information Exploitation, Capgemini speaks to IT Pro on how failing to properly manage and exploit data is leading managers to make decisions without seeing the full picture.

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Experts urge CIOs to bridge information gap

Author: Phil Muncaster

Publication: IT Week

Date: 3 March 2008

Ramesh Harji, Head of Information Exploitation, Capgemini UK warns CIOs that the failure to take a stronger role in fostering an information-centric culture in their organisations is resulting in poor decision-making.

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Put information back into CIO role or companies will suffer

Author: Mark Chillingworth

Publication: CIO

Date: 5 March 2008

Ramesh Harji, Head of Information Exploitation, Capgemini UK comments on how information has been forgotten in corporate strategy.

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Glasgow gets better council tax systems

Publication: Computing

Author: Janie Davies

Date: 3 March 2008

Capgemini and Glasgow City Council worked together to identify areas for improvements resulting in savings of £200,000 a year.

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Capgemini is profiled in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers

Author: Sarah Merson

Publication: The Times

Date: 28 February 2008

Capgemini has been profiled as number 98 in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers.

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Capgemini to target expansion through aquisitions

Publication: Financial Times

Author: Maija Palmer

Date: 25 February 2008

Paul Hermelin, CEO, Capgemini Group speaks to the Financial Times on plans to bolster its consulting business.

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Capgemini eyes more India buys

Author: CNBC-TV18

Publication: Moneycontrol.com

Date: 25 February 2008

Pierre-Yves Cros, Vice President - Group Director of Strategy and Transformation, Chair of UK Country Board talks to the Indian press on a strong outlook for Capgemini in 2008.

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Capgemini profit shows major growth

Publication: Computing

Author: Martin Courtney

Date: 21 February 2008

Capgemini enjoyed a 50% year on year surge in net income in 2008 to €440 million.

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Women in IT - Larissa Hastie

Publication: HiTech Scotland

Author: Michael Feeley

Date: 20 February 2008

Larissa Hastie, Managing Consultant, Supply Chain with Capgemini UK talks to HiTech Scotland about her current role and how more women are being encouraged to join the IT industry.

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Building a Global Powerhouse

Publication: Business Week

Author: Steve Hamm

Date: 15 February 2008

Paul Hermelin, CEO, Capgemini Group talks to Steve Hamm, senior writer, BusinessWeek on the success of 2007 and the outlook for 2008.

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How to get a new job

Author: Emily Ford

Publication: The Times

Date: 17 January 2008

Nicky Winch, Head of Recruitment, Capgemini UK, believes that a bounty scheme offered by employers is a great way to attract new recruits.

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Andy Mulholland speaks to CNBC Europe on CIO Trends for 2008

Author: Sqwak Box

Publication: CNBC Eurpoe

Date: 8 January 2008

Andy Mulholland, Chief Global Technology Officer, Capgemini speaks to CNBC Europe on the trends for CIOs in 2008

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Influence of CIOs set to increase

Author: Phil Muncaster

Publication: IT Week

Date: 4 January 2008

Andy Mulholland, Global Chief Technology Officer, Capgemini comments on the trends affecting CIOs for 2008.

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A clearer world view of services

Author: George Yip, Yacine Chibane, Melanie Knight and Leyton Lark

Publication: CPO Agenda

Date: 3 January 2008

In-house or outsourced? Onshore or offshore? Tight or light control? Picking the right sourcing option for services isn't easy, but a new model can help guide your decision, explains a collection of subject matter experts from Capgemini Consulting including George Yip, Director of Research and Innovation.

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Virtualisation is not a theoretical risk

Author: Lee Newcombe

Publication: Computer Weekly

Date: 14 December 2007

Lee Newcombe, Technical Architect, Capgemini writes about virtualisation being a mainstay of the modern IT environment.

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George Yip joins RSM Erasmus University

Author: Della Bradshaw

Publication: Financial Times

Date: 13 December 2007

George Yip, Director of Research & Innovation, Capgemini Consulting is joining RSM Erasmus University as dean.

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People on the move

Author: Newsroom

Publication: Financial Sector Technology

Date: 12 December 2007

Capgemini Consulting, the consulting business of Capgemini UK plc, has announced the appointment of a new Vice President, Kevin Simmons, to join its Finance and Employee Transformation Team.

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UK tightens borders with single agency and screening system

Author: Staff

Publication: The Register

Date: 15 November 2007

Capgemini is part of a Raytheon-led consortium working on the UK government's new border screening system.

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Good, better, best

Author: Andrew Stone

Publication: The Sunday Times

Date: 11 November 2007

Consulting projects can deliver rapid returns on investement, cut costs and leave an organisation in a position to further capitalise on these improvements. This was exemplified by the work that Hamish McKechnie-Sharma, Capgemini, carried out for the Metropolitan police which saw its procurement processes improved and costs cut. The work carried out by his team has already saved the Metropolitan police up to eight per cent across many procurement categories.

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Don't blame it on the techies

Author: Sarah Bridge

Publication: Sunday Times

Date: 11 November 2007

Nigel Green, an executive consultant with Capgemini, argues that IT does not fully deserve its reputation for missed deadlines and poor communication. He says that: “IT consulting has moved away from the technical space into the business space. The decisions we make aren't really about the IT, but about what fundamental and behavioural aspects in businesses we're trying to support.”

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This year's MCA Consultant of the Year champions - and the ones who came close

Author: Staff

Publication: Sunday Times

Date: 11 November 2007

The Management Consultancies Association has launched the first ever Consultant of the Year Awards in order to find the best performers in six service-line categories and three career stages. Hamish McKechnie-Scharma of Capgemini was the winner in the 'Performance Improvement Consultant of the Year' category, while Capgemini's Nigel Green was runner-up in the 'IT Consultant of the Year' category.

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Council's 83m IT system – ‘a phenomenon’

Author: Richard Youle

Publication: South Wales Evening Post

Date: 7 November 2007

The chief accountant at Swansea Council has praised the authority's new computer system which was part of an GBP83m systems upgrade carried out by Capgemini over a ten-year period. Most of the rest of the remaining sum of GBP65m is to be spent on council IT staff wages and maintenance costs.

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Innovations are us

Author: Staff

Publication: The Times

Date: 16 October 2007

Kent County Council is running a strategic leadership programme in conjunction with Imperial College London and a number of private and public sector organisations, including Capgemini.

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Capgemini wins five year LSC deal

Author: Staff

Publication: The Register

Date: 09 October 2007

Capgemini has been named by the Learning and Skills Council as its main IT partner over a five-year period.

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Capgemini set for £245 million technology deal

Author: Gemma Simpson

Publication: Silicon.com

Date: 08 October 2007

Capgemini has been named as preferred bidder by the Learning and Skills Council.

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Metropolitan Police targets efficiency with single sign on.

Author: Rebecca Thomson

Publication: Computer Weekly

Date: 28 September 2007

Capgemini will implement a single-sign on system for the Metropolitan Police Authority's 50,000 employees.

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It helps to know just what you're measuring

Author: Newsroom

Publication: The Times

Date: 25 September 2007

Capgemini's annual 7th annual EU Online Services Study is released with the UK ranking in the top 5, however Malta scores higher.

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The People Problem

Author: Mark Hunter

Publication: Times

Date: 11 September 2007

Nick Jackson, head of local government consulting at Capgemini, comments on a Management Consultancies Association survey on risk management in the public sector.

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MoD trailblazes travel-booking service

Author: Julian Goldsmith

Publication: Silicon.com

Date: 07 August 2007

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed up Capgemini to deliver an electronic travel-booking service. The deal, which was awarded by OGCbuying.solutions, the government procurement organisation, states that Capgemini will design and operate the service for five years, initially providing 300,000 MoD staff in the civil service and armed forces with a quick and secure method of booking travel. They will employ a method that is familiar to many people when they book their own holidays.

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ICO mulls tougher action on privacy

Author: Madeline Bennett

Publication: IT Week

Date: 20 July 2007

Cliff Evans, Capgemini ID Management Lead speaks with IT Week on the annual Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) report and the need to prioritise protection of their customers' sensitive data.

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Capgemini wins contract to build and host ContactPoint

Author: Julian Goldsmith

Publication: silicon.com

Date: 17 July 2007

Capgemini UK has been awarded a six-year, £40m contract to build and host 'ContactPoint'.

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Outsourcing needs a new attitude

Author: Clare Dight

Publication: The Times

Date: 29 May 2007

Capgemeni Aspire CEO David Boulter, has said that despite industrial action from the public and commercial services sector, Whitehall will continue to cut jobs, outsource Civil Service work and employ other money-saving measures. Various analysts concur and predict a further increase in outsourcing to commercial organisations and unpopular and tough choices for new PM Gordon Brown

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Business deal could save cash

Author: Newsroom

Publication: This is Aberdeen

Date: 10 March 2007

Capgemini UK have been appointed as consultants to a major procurement transformation programme on behalf of Aberdeenshire Council and Aberdeen City Council

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Council outsources IT transformation

Author: Staff Writer

Publication: Computing

Date: 30 November 2006

Capgemini will help change the way Gloucestershire Council uses IT under an outsourcing deal lasting until 2011.

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Capgemini to transform Gloucestershire County Council IT systems

Author: Staff Writer

Publication: Top Consultant

Date: 29 November 2006

Capgemini UK plc has been selected by Gloucestershire County Council to complete a comprehensive transformation of its IT systems as a key part of its plans for greater customer focus, higher quality services, improved efficiency and lower costs.

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Shared options

Author: Cliff Evans

Publication: Accountancy Age

Date: 16 November 2006

Capgemini Shared Services Vice President Cliff Evans provides expert advice on how organisations can get the best out of a move to shared services delivery.

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A broad constituency

Author: Clare Gascoigne

Publication: Financial Times

Date: 10 November 2006

Understanding Collaboration – Public Sector: It might be thought that it would be easier to collaborate in the public sector due to the lack of a profit motive.

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Capgemini wins design contract

Author: James Brown

Publication: Computing

Date: 19 October 2006

Capgemini has been contracted by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) to design an information sharing system, the Information Sharing Index, to improve child welfare by holding information on every child in England.

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Department for Education and Skills (DfES) takes partnership route to building challenge

Author: Mark Hunter

Publication: The Times, Public Agenda

Capgemini's John Cummings, Vice President, Education, explains how Capgemini stepped forward to help the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) deliver the Partnership for Schools programme providing the biggest state investment for rebuilding all secondary schools in the country.

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When is a saving a saving?

Author: Anthony Gluyas

Publication: Supply Management

Date: 06 July 2006

Anthony Gluyas, a supply chain senior consultant at Capgemini, provides a response to a reader who questions how other firms deal with a certain issue regarding saving on a reduction in the cost of a vital component.

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As easy as booking a holiday on the net?

Author: Gareth Bunn and Andy Mulholland

Publication: Guardian Public

Date: 01 July 2006

Gareth Bunn, Vice President, Government & Public Services, Capgemini UK and Andy Mulholland, Global Chief Technology Officer, Capgemini put forward the case forward the case for the joined-up approach in the government and public services sector.

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